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What Makes an Artist Great.

As I get older, I'm increasingly interested in doing serious work. As you find that you have more time behind you than in front of you, you no longer wish ...Read Full Post

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Drawing Supplies Basics

One of the great things about drawing, especially when you are just starting out, is that you don't need a lot of 'stuff'. Sure, you can explore a lot of ...Read Full Post

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Explore Creative Ideas With Collage

Thumbnail sketching and drawing are time-honored ways to test out ideas, but sometimes you ...Read Full Post

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Featured Sites: Scientific Illustration

Sometimes you need to look a little differently at the world - in this case, erasing the divide between Art and Science to forge a career in scientific illustration. The ...Read Full Post

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Naming Drawings - Tips on Choosing Titles

What's in a Name? Plenty! Titles are our opportunity to get the viewer on our wavelength. A pretentious title is sure to put people on the back foot, while sentimentality ...Read Full Post

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Choosing a 'How to Draw' Book

Have you checked out the drawing shelf in a big bookstore lately? I'm amazed how many books there are on the topic. There are so many different aspects to drawing, ...Read Full Post

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Creative Life: Time Management

Have you noticed the trend away from 'having it all' in time management? We are spoilt for choice, with a million ways to spend our energy. Read Full Post

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Print and Color Action Adventure Characters

Drawing comic book characters is fun, but sometimes it's really way more challenge than you need. So Shawn has taken some of the cool action characters from favorite tutorials, added ...Read Full Post

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How to Draw What You See

Five quick and easy tips to help you learn to draw what you see. These classic techniques will help you to fool your mind and stop drawing what you think ...Read Full Post

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Practice Pencil Shading

When you're drawing a picture, you're thinking about making the tree look leafy and the perspective right, or ensuring the face looks smooth and worrying about getting the eyes right. ...Read Full Post

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Try Three Point Perspective

If you've tried some simple one-point perspective and two point perspective, you're probably feeling pretty confident with the idea. So now you want to tackle a tall building, just ...Read Full Post

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Full Free and Budget Software for Drawing

With the price of professional art software running into many hundreds of dollars, it can be a bit disheartening for artists who want to get stuck into digital art without ...Read Full Post

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Drawings of Villard de Honnecourt

When I first saw de Honnecourt's drawings, it was tremendously exciting - I discovered a whole world of imagery. This enigmatic collection has given rise to a great deal ...Read Full Post

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Art History Fun? You Bet!

In the New York Times article, 'Making Art Young', Laurel Graeber notes that many museums and galleries are striving ...Read Full Post

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Online Art Projects

At a loose end? Here are some lovely art projects to brighten your day. Draw a beautiful flower in soft pastel, a charcoal ship in the fog, or Sea Shell ...Read Full Post

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Each to their Own: Learning to Draw

Often on this site you'll see me quote the illustrator Glenn Vilppu: "There are no rules, only tools." While I think he was talking about techniques (as well as materials), ...Read Full Post

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Renewing Creative Energy

Artists, like athletes, get better with regular training. But first you have to get off the couch. Are you constantly wishing you could draw, but never seem to find the ...Read Full Post

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Art of Darkness

Art is very much about the human condition, and part of that condition is our awareness of mortality. So, the reality of death is a recurring motif in the arts. ...Read Full Post

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Drawing for Animation

Drawing is an essential skill for animators, so if you are just starting out, start at the beginning - work your way through these beginner drawing lessons. Develop classic ...Read Full Post

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Art Spiegelman in Vancouver

Northern fans of comic art have a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the life and working process of Art Spiegelman at the exhibition 'CO-MIX: A Retrospective ...Read Full Post

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